Does anyone remember him coming out of the bullpen to close out the series against oakland in 2003? Those pitches that darted inside and caught Long (??) looking for strike 3 w the bases alone... One of my favorite red sox memories.Posted by Drewski5

he did that twice in the series - pitch in relief

also, in 1999 he came in like the 3rd inning to pitch relief and he was the set up man!!

G5 of 2003 ALDS - Tek said the Long AB was the best sequence he ever saw....I don't think I was ever more nervous watching that AB..........

In Response to Re: Would you take a flyer on Lowe?......if he was released : he did that twice in the series - pitch in relief also, in 1999 he came in like the 3rd inning to pitch relief and he was the set up man!! G5 of 2003 ALDS - Tek said the Long AB was the best sequence he ever saw....I don't think I was ever more nervous watching that AB..........Posted by andrewmitch

I remember exactly where i was (sophmore year in my dorm at bentley college), exactly who i was with (2 of my 3 roomates). That may be my best red sox memory of all time.

In Response to Re: Would you take a flyer on Lowe?......if he was released : he did that twice in the series - pitch in relief also, in 1999 he came in like the 3rd inning to pitch relief and he was the set up man!! G5 of 2003 ALDS - Tek said the Long AB was the best sequence he ever saw....I don't think I was ever more nervous watching that AB..........Posted by andrewmitch

the president of my company is a huge red sox fan. But she didnt understand why I had a poster of derek lowe in my office (last year). I had to explain, "I love Lowe and I promise that it wasnt because he was a womanizer"

the president of my company is a huge red sox fan. But she didnt understand why I had a poster of derek lowe in my office (last year). I had to explain, "I love Lowe and I promise that it wasnt because he was a womanizer" I also have a poster of cocoa crisp. I love anybody who takes a swing at james shieldsPosted by Drewski5

LOL

name a baseball player who doesn't cheat on their wife? i knew the security gauard for the yankees in 2001 and told me some stories - the entire team cheated in every city they went to except for PEDittee - he preferred to cheat in different ways.....

It's time for the Indians to release Derek Lowe and Johnny Damon since the veterans are not producing enough to justify their roster spots, Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes. Thoughts?Posted by Iceman4

So, if I read this right, you think CL, who has no pitching, should release Lowe, because he stinks. And then should we pick him up?

BenC. see if you can do a multi player Masterson and Lowe back to Boston--both want to be here---unusual--for an A Salem prospect and 1/3 of Beckett's salary each year. The Indians get a pitcher that doesn't want to be in Boston with a career 4 or under ERA for $10 M a year.

In a heartbeat. The only pitcher on the staff whom I feel is reliable right now is Buch. The rest are .500 pitchers or worse. Would Lowe be any worse? (which, admittedly, is poor criteria to use. :-) )

In a heartbeat. The only pitcher on the staff whom I feel is reliable right now is Buch. The rest are .500 pitchers or worse. Would Lowe be any worse? (which, admittedly, is poor criteria to use. :-) )Posted by S5

Looked at a posting on the Cleveland site..a Braves fans was laughing at the Cleveland fan saying they were glad they got rid of him. Is he really that bad now?? I would like to take a flyer on him even if it is just for a change..our pattern of win/losses isn't changing right now.

"Former Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe was designated for assignment by the Indians, and Cherington indicated there is some interest from the Sox.

"Derek obviously had a great run here," Cherington said. "We'll take a look at it. But we still need to focus on the guys here. We have great respect for Derek and what he did. We'll take a look at it. If it makes sense to pursue, we'll do so. That will be on the agenda today. But we still feel like we have the potential solutions internally for our rotation."

Hey Ben,

Who are those internal options? Aaron Cook is serving batting practice in his last three outings and Josh Beckett 'injured his back fat' (term coined by Michael Felger).

Why not take a flyer on Lowe? The Red Sox have the 5th worst starters ERA (4.89) in ALL OF BASEBALL (ahead of only the Rockies - 6.38, Twins - 5.51, Royals - 5.40 and Indians - 4.96). I suppose that you could make the argument that the Indians cut Lowe and they have a worse starter's ERA (and their terrible ERA is partly to do with Lowe).

I would still make the move as maybe Lowe can take the guys out, get them drunk and happy after the games and loosen up the clubhouse. I guess I just want to see him pouring drinks at the Cask again....